Also, it was said in the white dragon that you could see all the other colours in Ruth's coat. If it was possible to get another white dragon, and it showed more broze and gold, they would seem silver. I meant anywhere on anything anyway.

I always saw Ruth as being like a prisim - you know white light being made up of all the colours, so normally he's pure white (or muddy white, grey, dusty white depending on when he last had a bath!)...but after bathing his hide is clean (obviously) and sheeny? so it refracts a bit and you get the coloured highlights underneath - bit like a very pale watercolour wash on a canvas.

When I take the various quizzes I usually come up gold, and I'd acctually agree with it. I'm the type to take charge when I need to and am very responsible and want things done right even if I have to do it myself.

Greenrider! Like Mirrim and A'murry, you would ride a green dragon. You, like your dragon, are emotional and flighty, but when it comes to fighting Thread, your agility makes you one of the best. Greens are the most numerous of the dragons, and although female, they do not lay eggs. However, you get the benefit of riding a flaming dragon

I think I'd get brown. I could fly a green or even attempt a gold if I dare, they are more looked upon than the lesser colors yet dont carry the responsibility as golds & bronzes. Plus, browns are inherently lazy, suits me to a T.

I have read somewhere that:
Gold: only Impress to women.
Bronze: always Impress to heterosexual men.
Brown: Impress only to either straight or bisexual men.
Blue: Impress to straight, homosexual or bisexual men.
Green: Impress only to women or homosexual men.

<center><img src="http://images.quizilla.com/P/Parisath/1071329547_dragquet.jpg"><br/>Weyrleader! Like F'lar, N'ton, and K'vin you would ride the bronze dragon that mates with the senior queen. You are brave, insightful, and strong. You have a way of commanding the respect of others and at the same time being loved by everyone. Along with the Weyrwoman, you are the most powerful person in the weyr.<br/>Take this <a target="quizilla" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" href="http://quizilla.com/redirect.php?statsid=17&url=http://www.quizilla.com/users/Parisath/quizzes/A+Pern+Quiz%3A++What+Color+Dragon+Would+You+Ride%3 F">quiz</a>!<br/>

YEah, that's my friends said. We all sat around one night and discussed it. I got Bronze, because I usually am the leader, most responsible, take care/keep track of others, etc. Becca got blue, cause she's like a blue rider, various reasons. Dave got green cause he's "gay with Becca tendencies", and other, but that was his biggest argument (lame, I know). Josiah got brown/bronze wingsecond, cause he leads, but only when he needs to. Leanne got gold.

I voted green (would definitely want a fighting dragon instead of a laying one, and the frequent mating... ahem) but ended up with brown on the quiz. Huh. I don't think I'd be a good Wingsecond though.

Bluerider! Like C'gan and M'barak, you would ride a blue dragon, the smallest of the males. Although you are often overlooked, your warm, open personality makes you a treasure to your friends and the weyr. You are also a dedicated and strong fighter, and not afraid to risk everything for what you believe in.

All colors are good but the blues and green tend to get overlooked, though I daresay their agility should make it easier to avoid Thread and get more Thread than the less manueverable browns and browns. On top of that, blues are renowned as the best Searchers.

I have read somewhere that:
Gold: only Impress to women.
Bronze: always Impress to heterosexual men.
Brown: Impress only to either straight or bisexual men.
Blue: Impress to straight, homosexual or bisexual men.
Green: Impress only to women or homosexual men.

That's the break-down commonly used in the fandom's RPGs. Started somewhere as with tentpegs, or something... My personal opinion is that it's an over-simplification of a few examples in the books, at the cost of ignoring others. But to each their own.

I took the quiz. It categorized me thusly:

"Brownrider! Like F'nor and L'tol, you would ride a brown dragon. You are dependable and trustworthy, and would probably be chosen as a wingsecond. Of all the dragonriders, you are the most friendly and understanding, but still know how to fight hard and win."

Why do you say that? The average bronze probably isn't that much bigger than the average brown. If you want a significantly smaller dragon, I'd go for a blue or a green. And even there, I'm not sure I see what options would be significantly different.

well that quiz said I was a weyrleader on a bronze....not sure why seeing as I said I'm a woman. But, I'm gonna go ahead and assume that would give me a gold dragon, which is what I would have said. So there ya go

Originally Posted by Golden Lilith's rider
I have read somewhere that:
Gold: only Impress to women.
Bronze: always Impress to heterosexual men.
Brown: Impress only to either straight or bisexual men.
Blue: Impress to straight, homosexual or bisexual men.
Green: Impress only to women or homosexual men.

Golds: Only Hetero Women are mentioned, so true
Bronze: Impress to hetero- or bisexual men, as bronzes are known to turn to greens after a disappointing queen flight. Between the early Passes and the Ninth Pass, men were the only green riders, though when your dragon mates it doesn't say you both can't find...um..."solace" elsewhere...
Brown: Any Male
Blue: Mostly Bisexual Males, others intermittenly
Green: Homosexual males, later females

GREEN!! I would absolutely have to be in the thick of fighting thread! I definately wouldn't want all the time-consuming responsibilities of a gold rider. Also, I think I'd like a dragon on the smaller side...just not as small as Ruth. The last thing I need is another conceited voice in my head, if the queen's personality was anything like Ramoth's...

Weyrleader! Like F'lar, N'ton, and K'vin you would ride the bronze dragon that mates with the senior queen. You are brave, insightful, and strong. You have a way of commanding the respect of others and at the same time being loved by everyone. Along with the Weyrwoman, you are the most powerful person in the weyr.

So, I took the quiz twice.....the first time said I was a Weyrleader!! Then the second time I re-iterated that I was a female and I became a Weyrwoman!! Funny....I would have thought a Brown, if we were to discard the usual sexual pairings. I didn't think that the responsibility of either position would be for me, but I have to admit to extreme frustration when I see things being done incorrectly (and have been known to re-organize/re-do the job!!) And I do have an intense desire to see that things are done properly and will explain/teach until lightbulbs are bright!! So maybe the quiz is correct!!

It's not gender-specific; I couldn't make Quizilla automatically limit female respondents to gold and green and males to bronze, brown, and blue. So, alas, it's open season, but since so many of us have RP characters riding without that restriction anyway, it's not that big of a deal. Just saying.